Yogi Berra: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1972

Born: May 12, 1925

1942: Cardinals choose Joe Garagiola over Berra

1943: Signed by New York Yankees

1944-45: World War II service

1944: Fought at Normandy

1945-6: Minor Leagues

Debut: September 22, 1946 (Yankees)

1947: Hit first pinch hit home run in World Series history

1947: Yankees win World Series

1949-53: Yankees win World Series

1951: Caught two Allie Reynolds’ no-hitters

1951: AL MVP

1954: AL MVP

1955: AL MVP

1955: Yankees win Pennant

1956: Caught Don Larsen’s perfect game

1956: Yankees win World Series

1957: Yankees win Pennant

1958: Yankees win World Series

1960: Yankees win Pennant

1961-62: Yankees win World Series

1962: Caught 22 innings against Detroit

1963: Retired

1963: Yankees win Pennant

1964: Managed Yankees (99-63)

1964: Yankees win Pennant

1965: Signed by New York Mets

1965: Returned for four games with Mets

1965-71: Mets coach

1969: Mets win World Series

1972-75: Managed Mets (292-296)

1972: Elected to Hall of Fame

1972: Yankees retired his #8 along with Bill Dickey’s #8

1973: Mets win Pennant

1976-83: Yankees coach

1976: Yankees win Pennant

1977-8: Yankees win World Series

1981: Yankees win Pennant

1984-85: Managed Yankees (93-85)

1985: Fired by George Steinbrenner; Berra refused to speak to Steinbrenner or return to Yankee Stadium for over a decade

1986-89: Astros coach

1986: Astros win NL West

1998: Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center opens

1988: Received plaque at Monument Park

1999: Buried the hatchet with Steinbrenner; Yankees hold Yogi Berra Day

1999: Elected to All Century Team

2000: Yogi returned to the Yankee family to mentor Jorge Posada

Accomplishments:

13x World Champion (10 as a player)

18x All Star

3x AL MVP

Caught 3 No-hitters including Don Larsen’s Perfect Game

.285 average

1175 Runs

2150 Hits

321 doubles

358 Home Runs

1430 RBI

704 walks-414 strikeouts

.830 OPS

116 runs (1950)

30 doubles (1952)

10 Triples (1948)

20+ HR: 11x

30+ HR: 2x

100+ RBI: 5x

Hit .300: 3x

.500 slugging: 3x

.900 OPS: 2x

318 TB (1950)

Postseason: .274, 12 HR, 39 RBI, .811 OPS (14 World Series)